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National Republican., 1887-01-05
An EleRnnt Snhsiitnte

For Oils, Salts, Pills, and all kinds of bitter
nHustous Liver Medicines and Cathartics, Is
Tie very agreeable liquid fruit remedy, Syrup
OF Figs. Its Advantages are evidcnt-it Is moro
easily taken, more acceptable to the stomach
more PLEASANTLY effective, ana more truly bene.
fetal 10 the system than any other remedy
Recommended by leading physicians and for
6rnpuiEte
National Republican., 1887-01-05
four MASH wnuskY-Kraemers 7s7 7th S
In u New Field.

Maj. g. A, Armes has been elected supcr,n-
tendcnt of the Maryland Military aud Nval
Academy at oxford, Nd, and left the city
yesterday to take charge. During his absence
his real estate business. Mt 1880 j street, will
he In charge of Mr G. 7: Culver. with whom he
has formed partnership.
National Republican., 1887-01-05
Indicted for Crime.

ictments were presented yesterday by The
g. jury against the following parties; Jos.
~ y, housebreaking In day Priscilla Chase,
So d .oltnSe, petit larceny Charles Typ
D. lt, second oliense, petit larceny,
National Republican., 1887-01-05
The Potomac Again Clossd,

The navigation of the Potomac river is
closed on account of the ice, which is abou.
four inches thick and extends abont fJrty-five
miles down the river. Yesterday morning the
ferry boats had to stop running, aud as yet no
ef.Oit has beer, made to open the channel.
Skating Is good around the city, and the busi-
ness in skates has been a large one during the
past few DAYS.
National Republican., 1887-01-05
Go TO Kernan's tonight. Big show
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses have b zen
issued John T. Shorts and Mary Henry, Jos.
H. Boss and Jane Cleveland, Washington
Monroe and Lizzie Plummer VIM Colbert and
Fanny baltimore, Joseph r. Hudson and
William Randall OF Norfolk, Va, aud Martha
Gordon, Of this city; Il, f. Mattlngly and Mary
+. Campbell.
National Republican., 1887-01-05

J pw THE cold weather Is on us In earnest all
IT, who wish to keep warm should Call on
X (, Taylor, No. 0]3 Pennsylvania avenue
~ eouro that novelty" made in a shape of
H. hood, which covers the heal, ears and
~, ch OF the face as desired: indispensable IN
u travelling aud those who are exposed 10
Il ehthcr; also good warm Cardigan Jackets
NJ, ests OF discount of 10 per cent.
National Republican., 1887-01-05
business CHANGING Hands.

Messrs. X. Il. u A. b. Cropley, the we'll
known grocers Of Georgetown have sold their
business to Mr.. Henry A. Jones, who for sew
eral years past has been the inspector of the
fuel purchased for the use of the District build.
inpg
National Republican., 1887-01-05
s,ation NJ. SUPERINTENDENT.

Mr. Lewis Flemer, druggist, on the south
east corner Of Fourteenth and streets north
west, has been appointed as superintendent of
station ID TO fiji the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF Mr.. George A. Bentley.
National Republican., 1887-01-05

"BEAUTI soon grows familiar to the lover.
fades in his eye, and pales upon the sense"
But bottle of Salvation on will look well as
long As people suffer with headache, rheuma-
tism, and neuralgia.
National Republican., 1887-01-05
R. 4. TAYLOR,
e33 Pennsylvania Avenue.
MlD-WlNTER REDUCTIONS.
sEATON PERRY,
SUCCESSOR TO PERRY Il BRoTHE.),

PARIS COMBINATION SUITS, reduced from
PARIS 'cc6SMBrNATIoN SUITS, reduced from
pARSis Ic6SMBINATloN SUITS, reduced from
PARIS SiS c GcGS5MSBlNATIoN SUITS. reduced from
PARIS c SCoSi%SB1NATGoN- SUITS, at si2 and
"GREATiY REDUCED PRICESn on M
PORTED WRAPS. JACKETS. NEWMAN
KETS, CIRCULARS, AND SEAL PLUSH
SACQUES AND NIslTES.
sPECIAb 2FEERlNyGs 0 oE - BaaSk saeb oSa ANp
prices were from 81 so TO vs..
A iOT OF LADIES' GOSSAMER WATER
PROOFS, at 81; reduced from y and " 90;
REMNANTS OF SILKS, NELNEIs: DKESS
GoqDSSo FkAMSELS Cd0IMS aw priSes aiiSsS''
NoIEtTEo6ENss A ikNp EASRfs ABRsELs sih HET AH' lI
MoiRE FRANCAIsE IN BLACK AND ALL
THE NEW C0LORS. -. opr,r
EVENING. SILKS AND sATlN' IN GREAT
HBisr SUPERB sToccK OF BLACK AND CoLoRED
fsSE' RHADAMES, MAsCOTTE, SURAHs,
AND GROS GRAIN SILKS. .>
LYONS PURE SILK NELVETS. FROM 20 TO
IS INCHES WIDE, IN B l. a X AND
TWENTY DIFFERENT SHADES, RANG.
ING FROM 81 TO s. PER YARD.
TREFoUssE ANp PERIN1dbRs TdR hisphyIEG hiT Tin M
sfESSfNH ETSvSfEHING & 1GooDs By GAsLIGHT.
EXPLAIN FIGURES AND COR R ECT
PRICES.
sEATON PERRY.
PERRY BUILDI NC,
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, CORNER 9TH ST.
Established 1870
National Republican., 1887-01-05
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
Jan. s, 1887.

dH' 5, 1907.
Two classes Of sales are
now in progress at our es-
tablishment.
A Grand Sixty Days Re-
moval Sale of Winter Mer-
chandise-goods we are will
ing to sell at reduced prices,
and New Goods just in sea-
son, and other lines on which
prices seldom vary.
We hope to move into our
new store, corner of Elev-
enth and F streets, March I,
and as we propose to open
with an entirely new stock
of Spring and Summer Mer-
chandise, our present stock
must be disposed Of pre-
vious to that time. Our stock
of regular lines will about
hold out. We also conf
IDENTIFY expect to dispose OF all
the goods Just purchased for
our Seventh Annual Special
Sales hence it is only our
present Winter stock that
MUST BE FORCED, and which
we are now forcing by max
ing unparalleled reductions,
without regard to previous
conditions or how good value
they we're at former prices.
We are thus explicit in order
that you may not get the er-
roneous impression h a t
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN RE-
DUCED.
Our Seventh Annual Spe-
cial Sales embrace the fol-
lowing lines, and we unhesi-
tatingly claim that better in
trinsic values than we are
now showing have never
been offered in this city.
LADIES Muslin UNDERWEAR.
DOMESTIC AND HOUSEKEEPING
GOODS.
FINE HAMBURG EMBRoIDERIEs
MEMS UNLAUNDERED
SHIRTS.
1t will be to your interest
to pay our establishment fre,
quent visits Of inspection.
WOODWARD & LoTHRoP.
National Republican., 1887-01-05
EXPLOSION AT SIG L ST.
EXECUTORS CONSIGNMENT SALE
OF FINE CLOTHING.

In order to settle the estate Within ten days
our stock must so. Bring this price
list and be convinced.
Men S All.Wool overcoats, IS, worth SIS or
money refunded.
Mems Fine Oyercoats, $3.50 worth SIS or
money refunded.
Mems Fine All.wool overcoats, $40, actual
value S22 or money refunded.
Satin and Silk Lined Oyercoais, $780, worth
$50 or money refunded.
Mems Suits, s37b, 81, aud e5.
All-WoOl Suits, So %, ST. S7, $50, and IS,
each garment worth three Iimos the amount or
money refunded.
Boys oyercoais, from l2. to II years, si.s7.
1928, S275. and 81.
Mems Fine Dies Suits, Prince Alherts aud
Getaways for only 81 and SO; worth so or
money refunded.
Remember, this sale for ten days only. Come
early.
P.s. Our doors Will be open at 0 this mornlag.
SIG II Street N. w.
(Opp. u. 8. Patent Onieel. bot. sth and 9th AZ -.
National Republican., 1887-01-05

>, IsDorsED by all, DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Twenty-Five cents.
National Republican., 1887-01-05
Lodge Meetings Tonight

"RfILLY & WooDs' 8 meritorious com.
pany."-Stdr See Reilly and Gayler.
National Republican., 1887-01-05
Our New Years Proclamation

For 81 you can buy nm elegant Cloth New.
market, worth IS.
For IS you can buy Beaver Newmarket
worth $40.
For 50. YOU can buy an elegant Berlin Cloth
Newmarket, worth SIP.
For IS you can buy Silk Fur-lined Circular,
worth 500
For s2,75 you can buy nice Bouole jacket,
worth s5.
Forej you can buy Boucle Visite, worth $40.
For SO you can buy black and brown Astra'
khan Jackets, worth S12.
National Republican., 1887-01-05

Two classes Of sales are
now in progress at our es-
tablishment.
National Republican., 1887-01-05
Warm NeCkWear.

9sc silk Mufllers, extra size, for gentle
men; reduced to roc.
s2.4S Heavily Brocaded English MuiIlers,
reduced to S1.9S.
15c Ladies' Silk Mufilers for SOC.
National Republican., 1887-01-05
Warm Underwear.
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SOC Merino Pants for 2oc.
4Sc Merino Vests for 35c.
Csc Fleeced Underwear for SOC.
CSC Saxony Wool Underwear for 70c.
9sc Medicated Wool Underwear for roc.
S1.2o English Cashmere Underwear for 9sc.
S1.29 American Hosiery Company's Un-
derwear for 73c.
$1.4s Ribbed Cashmere Underwear for
SIPS.
National Republican., 1887-01-05
Warm Gloves.

9sc aud si.25 Kid Gloves, fleece lined, fur
tops, for ladies and gentlemen; all reduced
to SIC.
CSC, 29c, and 35c Hand-knit Wooleu
Gloves and Mittens, all sizes and colors; all
reduced to 22c.
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The 1Yet Nu,ses of rar..s.

AS rule these nurses are lusty,
healthy, ignorant women, whose sole
ambition is to gain comfortable iyeli-
hood with as little effort as possible.
Once started upon this career, they fol-
low it for life, preferrin. 1T to the menial
drudgery of service at rural chateau or
the more slavish environment of small
and sterile farm. When they obtain a
situation their own infants are sent to
their bucolic homes for their mothers or
sisters to take care Of Installed as a
member of Parisian household, the wet
nurse considers herself in paradise. Her
professional outfit is purchased for her,
the ostentation of her employers deciding
whether it be gorgeous, genteel or plain.
She revels in the finest CleliCacies the do
mestic larder affords; in short, nothing
in the line of edibles is too good for herr
In due time she goes out with the baby
for drives in the Bois, and soon learns to
hold her head as high as any of lIer ill1.
doubt not she overhears many a verbal
morsel of scandal concerning her mis-
tress' friends, but She is discreet and does
not tattlc, especially if she is s'out'' for
the first time.
No matter what domestic troubles are
brewing in the house, nollnou must NOT
DC HlNoiVcd IN them, lest, as a result, tisc
baby should suffer. So easy are the du-
ties and SO comparatively lucrative the
position of wet nurse that in many
parts of France poor misguided women
with nothing but an heroic physique
make it business. So long as they arr
young they do well in the mercenar;
sense, but when they get passe and be-
yond their usefulness as cows, to use tl,p.
vulgar French name for them, their only
alternative is to enter the lists rs bonne5,
or dry nurses. If they arc t;i.cn ont of
France, to the United States for instance,
the expenses Of their return must be paid,
that is if they wish to return, which is
seldom the case.-LeoD IIead in Chicago
Inter Ocean
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Conpenrnting Features.

Yes, it is rather warm, but we must
take the weather as il. comes. We should
be thankful TO have any, and even hot
weather is better than none at all 1t
has its compensating features. There is
no bothering with overcoats, fur gloves,
ear muffs, etc Fires do not have to be
raked every few minutes. Your horse
does not have 20 be rough shotl to keep
him from falling on the ice. Your own
head Is not exposed to an avalanche of
snow from the roof as you walk the
streets. The gas and water pipes are not
frozen up. The young man who hangs
on your front gate at night is in no dam
ger of being frostbitten. There is no dan
ger of pumps freezing; no necessity OF
covering cucumber vines, fruit of all
kinds is perfectly safe if the boys can't
get at it; watermelons are beyond the
danger point if they are under lock and
key; last winters ice crop is safe beyond
a doubt; no immediate danger of biz
zard; good time to prune the thernoue-
ter by cutting off the lower half. In
fact, hot weather las many compensa-
tions, not the least of which is that 1t
teaches patience. Wait and it Will be
cooler. Christmas is coming. Indian
apolis Journal
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Nurses for tIle Sick.

Thousands perish before their time for
the want of trained nurses IN the sick
room. for without them nothing is done
in the right way nor at the right time
The consequence is-a funeral. In aIl
cooperative, insurance and brotherly So
cieties a nurse fund should at once lie
started Gonly few cents week needed
from each member), out of which to nay
trained nurses when sickness inyades the
homes of members. In every conmui
nifty there are numerous families who can;
not procure this valuable service except
by combination. BY this simple plan
Eool trained nurses are within the reach
of every sober and industrious family.
Ask your doctor about fhe matter and SEQ
how warmly he approves the plan. 1t is
not only that life is prolonged, but the
DOCTORS work is greatly simpliiied, for
when he makes his Inorning call he
meets an intelligent nurse, who promptly
and correctly answers all his questions
No longer shall we hear of the blister be
ing mt on the trunk because The sic one
h;:-.Ii n chest. Many of the poor make
weekly payment that when they die
there may be funds to bury them. A
better way is not 70 die before your tune
(and that's around 1901, but live by etn-,
ploying skilled nurses when sick and cat
ing. drinking and sleeping wisely when
well. Remember that TIC right limo TO
to prepare for 01 is at19. Tho doctors
viii not bc nettled WHEN we say that an
educated nurse. iftnot better. Is as good
as they are III pulling the patient through.
Cor. Brooklyn EeGIe.
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rhe nrLtlsl,er,s 1nst strl,.

"Who's buildin' that ere tower?''
queried Briton who had landed at Castle
Garden on Monday, as he gazed at the
big medieval tower lifting its tall head
far above the tracks of the elevated rail-
way and the grass and bushes of Battery
park.
Cyrus Field, +" replied fellow country
man, who had been on this side few
years longer.
'.'Im as built the monument to
Andry?'' asked the late arrival
The same man, - was the answer.
s'And wot is this a monument to?'' re-
oeated the admiring enligrant.
'.Oh,'' answered the Americanized
EnGEshman, with rather quizz:cal air,
.stllis, you know this is about where the
British gave their last sigh before they
sailed for 'ome at the end of the Hameri-
can war, and this ERE building is in mem
Dry of it. y
..aahl'' exclaimed the Britisher, as he
drew in a gulp of admiration, '.wot a
splendid man e is. The queen hought
to ave made i'm lord. New York
Sun.
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winning a WIG h s1neano-e.

The dansel in Singapore is given a
caroe and a double Lladed paddle and al
lowed stnrt of some distance. The
suitor, similarly equipped, starts off IN
Chase. If he succeeds IN oyertaking her
fhe becomes his wife; if not the match is
broken off. 1t Is seldom that objection
Is offered at the last moment, and the
race Is generally short one. The maid
ems arms are strong, but her heart issoft
und her nature IS warm and she soon be-
comes willing captive. If the marriage
takes place where no stream is near. a
round circle of certain size is formed.
the damsel Is stripped of an but a waist
band and given half the circles start, and
If she succeeds In running three times
around before her suitor comes with her
she Is entitled to remain a virrin- If mot
she must consent to the bonds of
niatrimony. AS In the other cases. but
few outstrip their loyers.-AIl the Year
Round,
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oIoorisl, sredical pyaetlce.

Progress in the treatment of disease Ia
not everywhere the modern order. the
3ioors, whose medical practice is sim
Gular mixture of a little real skill with
an astonishing amount of ignorant super
stition, seeming to be actually going
backward. Says recent writer. ..TIio
Moorish medicine ulan'-we can hardly
call him doctor-certainly displays some
skill in cOuching for catarnct. BE Iias
also an original method of curing irrita=
tion of the eyes due to the presence of
foreign bodies. With mucllsllill he passes
his tongue over the open eye Of the pa
tient, and thus, without irritating, re-
moves the sand, grit, etc.
''For cupping, the Moor also n1Alcs
good use of lIis mouth; a coy hcrn Is
placed over the part, and from n hole at
the point Of the horn the operator sucl;s
out the blood, etc. But the Moor who
ventures on such treatment xiil; with
equsI confidence, prescribc gold dust. or
the ncrapings from the horn Of a rhi-
roceros, as an emncnagogue, and win
give Gn idle man ants to cit, or suggest
that coward should try and procure for
his meal a little lions flesh" The fumes
Of burning animal bodies arc supposed to
exert strengthening influence AN Of
fectual use IL made of cauterizasion; and
an excellent syrup for coughs and colds
Is prepared by boiling figs, datcs and
rlisins. Fractures are dressed with
sflintcrs and tow soaked In honey. Die
ease Is attributed TO evil sririts, and
noises and a display OF weapons are c,z-
pected 10 frightcn them away. False
teeth and other European innovations are
resented as an interfergnce with divine
Eill--Arkansaw Traveller.
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The cost of Mhlst1lnc.

Angus Sinclair, of The National Car and
Locomotive Builder, has p1icled the ex-
aggerated statement which has been go
ing the rounds of the newspapers for a
year past about the enormous quantity of
coal wasted in blowing the whistles of 10
comotives. Taking the small duty of
five pounds of water evaporated with one
pound of coal, and making other allow
ances, he fixes the coal consumption for
steam used in blowing the whistle of a 10
comotive running 200 miles day to be
14G pounds. Throwing in the odd
pounds, calling it 100, and with coal at
81 a ton, the cost of whistling would be
twenty-six cents day, rather cheap for
a necessity in rairoading. Boston Tran
script.
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AN AZTEC sEp0LcAER.
Come Recent Discoveries I'm Arizona-A
Gfnnt's Reinafns--A Grotip.

-
Giant's Relnains-A a Group.
Not long ago there We're some strange
discoveries IN the land of the cave dwell
ers, not far from the ella river, IN the
Sierra Madre range, In Arizona. The
place of sepultre was securely sealed
with cement, and was difficult TO pene-
trate. Great excitement was caused by
|: the discovery among the Indians of the
neighborhood, who, believing that the
munlmies were the mortal remains of
some ancient deities, would fain have
prevented their removal. The strange
treasure trove was taken away only after
several skiruishes.
Who were, they2 That is question
that will probably never be answered.
What were they? This question is an
swered In the care taken for the preser-
walton of their bodies, and the skill with
which form and feature were preserved
to last for ages. They were evidently
people of rank among people of won
derful character.
One of them must have been almost a
giant in life. The hair still adheres to
his scalp, while the cartilages OF the nose
and ears are so nearly perfect that only a
close inspection reveals their imperfec-
tons. The eyebrows are still distinct
and well defined, while between the com.
pressed lips the cork like tongue and glis,
tening teeth are plainly visible. The flesh
on the bones is, of course, considerable y
shrunken, but the muscles stand out in bold
relief, and the features still preserve the
untnistakable characteristics of ancient
Aztec physiognomy, which is, indeed.
strongly marked in all the bodies in the
collection. In size and stature and in
general appearance they strictly CORE
spond with the descriptions given by an
tlquarians of the prehistoric Aztec race.
Then there is remarkably interesting
group-a mother and female child, the
Latter apparently about years old. They
were wrapped in one shroud. The deli
cate lneanients of the mothers face arc
clearly distinguishable, while the perfect
preservation of the child cannot but be a
mystery to scientists.
Still another of the bodies is that of a
woman who may have been an Aztec
belle. She was young, and her silky,
flowing hair is in perfect state of pres
ervation. Her small, delicate hands and
feet, with her long, fine nails, lead one to
believe that she must have been one of
the aristocraey of that ancient common
wealth. The beautiful coloring of her
slmoud, remnants of which are still yisi-
bic, show that her contemporaries were
by no means ignorant of the arts of dye-
inS and weaving. Close beside her, and
wrapped in shroud of similar texture
fnd color, were found the remains of a
falwart man, who might have been, for
aught we know, her husband, father or
le ger.-Inter Ocean.
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TAE sToRY OF 4 Silver


ing in Boston.
The other day heard story from a
sea captain who has been all over the
world and finally settled near Atlanta,
the best place, he says, he has ever found.
Among the seafaring men he knew be-
fore the war was a captain that had been
a SLAYER. Once he had cargo of 500
slaves, sailing with them from off the
coast of Africa TO Cuba. After a few
days sail he saw he was chased by a
United States man of war. If he was
caught with the slaves the penalty was
death for him and his crew. and his cargo
was worth $500, 600. So he had two In
centives TO get away, and made his prep
aratlons for either eyent-escape or cap
ture. He hung the heavy iron cable or
chain that holds the anchor all around
the hull of his vessel, on the outside, just
below the edge of the deck. It was held
by some cleats. These cables are so heavy
that man can lift only about two feet
of one. Then he had the4300 naked ne
groes brought on deck and each ones
S wrists crossed and tied fast They were
then placed along the gunwales, facing
outward and leaning over, and a strong
cord Fastened the hands of each one to this
heavy iron cable just below them ON the
outside.
Then the captain awaited the result of
the race. He had on every stitch of can
vas his poles could carry. If he could
run till dark he hoped to dodge the
steamer and be out of sight before an
other day. But the sun did not go down
fast enough, and the steamer came on too
fast. There was at last no hope of es-
cape. The crew stood ready with axes;
the captain raised his hand, and in an in
slant every cleat was knocked loose.
There was sudden jerk, over went the
negroes; there was for an instant fringe
of geo black heels in the air. aud cable
and negroes were gone TO the bottom.
Commodore Maury says the pressure of
water at great depths is such that fishes
cannot go there to devour and chemical
decomposition cannot take place. So
these negroes are down there yet, still
ted IN circle to that iron cable, with
their heads down and heels up, in the
eternal stiffness of those depths.
As soon as the man of war came up
lieutenant boarded the shaver and found
plenty signs of negroes, but not a single
slave. And the captain was not arrested.
He soon had another cargo of negroes
which he this time successfully lande.
and sold in Cuba. On his return to Boz
ton. however. he and his mate fell ovt,
and the mate told on him. The captain
ran away to Cuba and was not PRISE,
cuted. After awhile his friends Suc.
ceeded in getting pardon for him from
the president, and ho returned to Boston,
where he now resides-weaIthy, happy
and respected. He told this story to his
old friend, who told it to me. AS for the
poor negroes jcrked over the gunwales so
suddenly headforemost into the water
forever-well, they We're captured while
trying to capture some other negroes to
sell, and only suffered the fate they were
trying to impose on others of their own
knd.-Atlanta Constitution.
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kfnaI Notice.

A Ii claims due the late firm of Drs.
n Barbee & Stone, not promptly paid
by the 18th day of September, 1887, will
be placed in the hands of Rankin Wiley.
Jr-, attOrney-at-law, for immediate col
lection.
All claims of the late firm of Drs. Bar
bee & Fravel, as we'll as the undersigned,
not promptly paid by the 18th day oi
hands of n L. BRYAN. attornev-at-law
and justice of the peace, for immediate
collection. Up until September 18th,
1887, the claims of the several late firms
may be found at the office OF the under
signed; after that date, will be found in
the hands Ofthe above named attorneys
ANDREW r. BARBEE, NJ. d.
Point Pleasant, W. Va, Aug. S, 'S7.